Bill-holder.



No. 730,562. ,PATENTED mm; 9, 1903.

' J. H. PARKS.

BILL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 9, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

BILL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 30,562, dated June 9, 1903. Application filed September 24, 1902. Serial No. 124,711. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOHN HEXTAR PARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laurens, in the county of Laurens and State of South Carolina, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bill-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bill-holderstl. 6., devices for holding bills and other papers in such manner that any one may be readily referred to when desired; and it consists in the peculiar and advantageous holder hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved holder as it appears when closed; Fig. 2, a front elevaa tion of the holder when opened; Fig. 3, an enlarged detail section taken in the plane indicated by the broken line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig.

4, an end elevation of the holder as it appears the drawings, referring to which other suitable material, the longitudinal cen tral portion of which is connected to the inner side of the cover A, as indicated by b, and which has longitudinal lips 0 free from said cover; E E, partitions of cardboard or other suitable material arranged side'by side between the coversA A, and F, Fig. 5, a tape of textile or other suitable flexible material connected at its ends to the lower ends of the covers A A and at intermediate points of its length to the lower ends of the several partitions E, so as to hold said partitions against disconnection from each other and the covers. The partitions E, of which there may be any desired number, are similar in construction, and therefore a detailed description of the one shown in Fig. 6 will suffice to impart an understanding of all. The said partitionpreferably comprises two layers (1 e of cardboard connected together by lines of stitches for other suitable means. The layer (1 is provided with inturned longitudinal flanges g and the layer 6 with longitudinal lips 71, free from the layer (1.

In assembling the parts of my improved holder the several partitions E are arranged side by side between the covers A A and are connected together and to the covers through the medium of the tape F. The partition next to the cover A is arranged with its lips h in the flanges o, of the strip 0 on the cover, and the partition next to the cover A is arranged so that its flanges 9 receive the lips c of the strip D on said cover. The partitions intermediate of those next to the covers A A are connected together and tosaid partitions adjacent to the covers in the manner best shownin Fig. 4:?,'. 6., the lips h of each partition are arranged in the flanges g of the the reception of bills or other papers, also holder is opened or distended, as shown in Fig. 4. It will further be observed that in virtue of the tape F being of the proportional length illustrated and the lips h of some of the partitions being disposed in the flanges g of other partitions, the lips h of the partition next to the cover A being disposed in the flanges a on saidcover, and the flanges g on the partition next to the cover A receiving the lips c on the said cover, the covers and Bis taken OK the cover A the holder may be slid open to expose the upper portions of they stop the opening of the holder.

When the pockets are indexed, as shown in Fig. 2, and the holder is slid open, as described above, it will be appreciated that any desired bill or other paper may be readily referred to and, if desired, removed from its pocket.

In order to close the holder subsequent to reference to or removal of a bill, I provide an elastic H, Figs. 1, 2, and 5. This elastic is connected to the covers A A and extends between the same immediately over the tape F, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 5.' When the holder is slid open, the said elastic will be stretched, and hence it will operate when one of thecovers is released to return the covers and the partitions to the relative positions shown in Fig. 1.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the elastic is connected to the covers by passing it through eyelets 'm in said covers, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I

WVhen desirable, index-letters may be provided on the flanges g of the partitions E, as shown in Fig. 6, this in order that any desired paper may be readily referred to without the necessity of sliding the holder open.

WVhen the holder is closed and secured in such condition through the medium of the band B, the holder maybe conveniently carried in the pocket.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that when closed my improved holder is very neat and compact, and yet it is adapted to contain a large number of papers, to any one of which reference may be readily made when the holder is opened, as shown in Fig. 2.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do not desire, however,

to be understood as confining myself to such specific construction and relative arrangement of parts, as such changes or modifications may be made in practice as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention as claimed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder for bills and other papers comprising covers and interposed partitions having complementary longitudinal lips and flanges receiving the lips, whereby the covers and partitions are slidably engaged, and the holder is adapted to be slid open and closed, and an elastic extending between and connecting the covers atone end of the holder.

2. A holder for bills and other papers, comprising covers and interposed partitions having complementary longitudinal lips and flanges receiving the lips, whereby the covers and partitions are slidably engaged, and the holder is adapted to be slid open and closed.

3. A holder for bills and other papers, comprising covers and interposed partitions having complementary longitudinal lips and flanges receiving the lips, whereby the covers and partitions are slidably engaged, and the holder is adapted to be slid open and closed; and a tape connecting the covers and partitions at one end of the holder, and extending across the ends of pockets formed between the partitions, and between the outer partitions and the covers.

'4. A holder for bills and other papers, comprising covers, one of which is provided at its inner side with longitudinal lips, and the other at its inner side with longitudinal, inturned flanges, partitions interposed between the covers, and having longitudinal lips at one side, and longitudinal, inturned flanges at their opposite sides; said lips being arranged in the inturned flanges to slidably connect the partitions together and to the covers, and a tape loosely connecting the covers and partitions at one end of the holder.

5. A holder for bills and other papers, comprising covers and interposed partitions slidably engaged; the covers having apertures m adjacent to one end, a tape connecting the covers and partitions at one end of the holder, and an elastic secured in the apertures m of the covers and extending between the same, and resting adjacent to the tape.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN IIEXTAR PARKS.

Witnesses:

HASKELL DIAL, L. G. BALLE, Jr. 

